Post by: Dirk Temporo on September 18, 2006, 05:53:25 PM
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It seems some early risers were temporarily able to place a pre-order for the Nintendo Wii, at the online retailer, Amazon. The new gaming console is not to be released officially until November 19. It's not possible to know exactly how many of the consoles were pre-ordered, however, the device hit #6 on the top sellers list for Game Hardware category! So, that's a bunch!
From reading comments on the Amazon website, it was available for order beginning sometime last Friday, Sept 15. Having sold out all pre-orders the same day, this would seem to indicate a tremendous pent up demand for these devices. Some actually bought more than one!
Here is a comment from one customer that made it under the wire: "Amazon offered preorders with Wii Sports included for $249 today. With 1 day expedited shipping ran $283.83. No absurd bundle required. They began taking preorders this morning and had sold out of preorders by 11 am cst."
Is this really why Amazon was taking pre-orders for a whopping three hours? I can't find anything else about it, so it might be bull. But if it's true... My god.
Post by: Smash_Brother on September 18, 2006, 06:01:41 PM
Post by: BigJim on September 18, 2006, 06:50:10 PM
But it's only a backup plan. I've never had good luck getting pre-orders in a timely fashion from them.
When I pre-order stuff there, there's always an extra day or two before they finally "prepare it for shipping" and mail it. Even with overnight shipping it's possible we wouldn't get it until the following Wednesday or whatever, unless they guarantee an on-time delivery like they did the Harry Potter books or something (which isn't likely).
EBGames.com will do bundles, and they've shipped boxes early. They're a better bet if you really wanna get it asap.
Post by: IceCold on September 18, 2006, 06:55:01 PM
That's just incredible, and it shows that the Wii will be in high demand come launch. Might as well post the other bit of news from the other thread..Quote
Also, there's a rumour that the Nintendo world store is guaranteeing a Wii on the release date if you preorder soon..Quote
As it stands now, if you preorder anytime soon you're guaranteed one on launch day. If you miss out, you will probably have to wait until they get their second shipment, which will arrive the day after launch (awesome!).
They are also planning on opening at midnight to launch the console. You can wait in line if you don't preorder, or pick up your preorder then.
Post by: zakkiel on September 18, 2006, 07:10:17 PM
Me, I plan on a midnight Walmart run.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on September 19, 2006, 07:04:14 AM
Post by: Ceric on September 19, 2006, 10:35:47 AM
I mean it's fairly common here in Tennessee at least that Walmart is 24hrs.
Post by: Donutt007 on September 19, 2006, 01:28:15 PM
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For a brief period on Friday, we did offer pre-orders for the Wii, however, the rate at which pre-orders came in dramatically outpaced what we had anticipated, so we suspended pre-orders until we are able to get a firmer commitment from Nintendo regarding how many units we'll have for sale.
Post by: Ceric on September 19, 2006, 02:02:28 PM
You know Nintendo waited so long to release the launch price and date you think they already have their numbers.
